FOSTERING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Foster

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Old English fōstrian ‘feed, nourish’, from fōster ‘food, nourishment’, of Germanic origin; related to food. The sense ‘bring up another's (originally also one's own) child’ dates from Middle English. See also foster-

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɒstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable)

Short Definition:

encourage development of

Examples:
  • the teacher's task is to foster learning
Definition:

bring up (a child that is not one's own by birth)

Short Definition:

bring up another person's child

Examples:
  • a person who would foster Holly was found

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